Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
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Gill's Exposition
Then shall thou kill the ram,.... As the other:
and take of his blood, some part of it being received into a basin:
and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right…
The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9. Exo 29:4 Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Lev 8:3. Exo 29:27 The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a…
Adam Clarke
Take of his blood - The putting the blood of the sacrifice on the tip of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the great toe of the right foot, was doubtless intended to signify that they…
Here is, I. The law concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest's office, which was to be done with a great deal of ceremony and solemnity, that they themselves might be duly…
Cambridge Bible
The organs of hearing, handling, and walking are touched by the blood, implying that the priest is to have hallowed ears to listen to God's commands, hallowed hands to perform his sacred offices, and…
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